Am I missing something here?

[redcrx]

Scenario. 2 cars. Same make model and year, on difference is engine.
First is petrol, 189 co emissions, 36mpg
Second, diesel, 159 co and 47mpg

Which is cheaper to run?

[pink-kittens]

couldn't answer you on the 'Other Side' so certainly can't here lol

[redcrx]

Tax £165 on diesel, £245 on the petrol. Back to square one on car hunt. Why don't sales people listen.

[rowanwitch]

Depends on the mileage you'd do as well as well...

[redcrx]

Mileage would be 12k a year, not much.

[rowanwitch]

according to the man from volvo a few weeks ago deisel only works out cheaper if you do about 12-15,000 miles so you are right on the borderline with that one too

[anneasquith]

hi red, are you getting a new car, what colour ? how is nephew ?

[redcrx]

He's on maintainence now, Anne and doing very well thanks.

New car has been on my agenda for the last year lol. Finally thought we had found a bargain and it isn't what it seems lol. Back to drawing board

[anneasquith]

great news for him and family.. :)

[Cowtipper]

http://www.thedieselpage.com/mileage.htm has some good points in it. For town driving I'd rather have the gas; for road and trailer use the diesel. I have to plug my block heater in on my truck because it gets so cold here and that might be a consideration for you, too.

[redcrx]

Really rowan? I don't understand how that works though lol

[redcrx]

Aren't you in the US cowtipper? The cars there are a bit different to uk in this size range, I know my brother in NC runs a 3.2 litre and similar here would be 2 litre. Plus your fuel is a lot cheaper lol

[Cowtipper]

I dunno if I'd call it cheap. It costs me about $130 to fill the pickup for about 500 miles of driving. Are you talking about horsepower to weight ratio?

[redcrx]

I pay equivalent of $100 for 400 miles in my car. I've found a comparison site that reckons I could break even petrol v diesel in 18000 miles, maybe it would be worth looking at petrol after all. Thanks

[Cowtipper]

Make sure you look at resale value.

[jno]

I filled up in Costco last week for $3.47 a gallon. Compared to £1.40 a litre, I can assure you that's cheap, Cowtipper.